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5TH ANNUAL ROCKFORD BOXING CLASSIC | AUGUST 1, 2026

The fifth annual Rockford Boxing Classic (RBC) returns Saturday, August 1, 2026, as the Rockford region’s premier outdoor boxing event and fundraiser for the Rockford Patriots Boxing Club, a division of the Patriots Gateway Community Center (501(c)(3)). Sanctioned by USA Boxing and held at Rockford City Market, this year's RBC features top-ranked amateurs from the Midwest, highlighted by the host Rockford Boxing Club.

With the support of our event partners, the 2026 Rockford Boxing Classic is again a free general admission program and fundraiser for the Rockford Patriots Boxing Club, a nonprofit program of the Patriots Gateway Community Center. Since its inception in 2022, the Rockford Boxing Classic has raised more than $21,000 for the Rockford Boxing Club, helping to provide free and reduced club fees, equipment, national travel opportunities, and after-school programs for Rockford area youth. To support this program, EMAIL US!

ABOUT ROCKFORD PATRIOTS BOXING CLUB

Established in 2003, Rockford Patriots Boxing Club has mentored thousands of youngsters with dreams of becoming boxing national champions, world qualifiers and Olympic medalists. A Patriots Gateway Community Center nonprofit program, the Club develops champions in and out of the ring, while keeping the health, safety and success of its students as the top priority. RPBC has produced more than 20 national champions and served more than 5,000 youth over nearly four decades thanks to the commitment of the Jimmy Goodman family.

ABOUT PATRIOTS GATEWAY COMMUNITY CENTER

Patriots Gateway Community Center (PGCC) was started by the people of Zion Lutheran Church in 1995 to provide opportunities for success for the children and youth of zip code 61104. PGCC opened its doors in 1998 and has served thousands of kids and families in the Rockford area for after-school care, sports, summer camp and many other programs.